Ended Summer

Don't let the heat fool you. Summer is over, and the Disneyland Resort
has resumed normal off-season operating hours. Weekday park hours are
10 to 8 for Disneyland, and 10 to 6 for Disney's California Adventure.

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At Disneyland, Parade of the Stars and Snow White  An Enchanting
Musical continue daily performances. Disney's Imagine
A Fantasy in the Sky fireworks will be offered on Friday and Saturday
nights only, and the Sword in the Stone Ceremony returns to a Friday to
Sunday performance schedule.

Over at DCA, Disney's Aladdin  A Musical Spectacular is
now dark (closed) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Disney's Electrical Parade
will be presented Friday - Sunday nights.

ABC Primetime Preview Weekend

The ABC Primetime Preview Weekend returns to Disney's California Adventure
next weekend. This year's event will be held September 10-12, and is a
bit smaller than previous events. Here's the rundown of activities, and
the list of actors scheduled to appear:

ABC Kids Zone  Hollywood Pictures Backlot
Meet Ricky Ullman and the cast of the new series Phil of the Future.
Catch an action-packed visit from the Power Rangers. Enjoy music and
sing-a-longs with Radio Disney, play games and win prizes, and be on
the lookout for more of your favorite ABC Kids characters.

Bring your walking shoes

MousePlanet reader David Micheal, who provided the photos for this week's
Update, also alerted us to a policy change affecting guests of the Paradise
Pier Hotel. Effective today, the private entrance into Disney's
California Adventurewhich led directly into the Paradise Pier section
of the park, and was reserved for the exclusive use of Paradise Pier Hotels
guestsis closed. Paradise Pier Hotel guests can now use the private
entrance from the Grand Californian Hotel, which leads into DCA's Golden
State District.

The private DCA entrance had been billed as an amenity for Paradise Pier
Hotel guests since DCA opened. MousePad reader BJW reacted to the news
by saying, It was a perk that hotel guests were paying for that
was included in the cost of their room. Park Inn, Days Inn, among others
are much closer to the parks than Paradise Pier Hotel, have nicer rooms,
and a much closer walk. There is now virtually no reason to stay at this
hotel any more. Other readers point out that the Grand Californian
entrance is not much farther than the Paradise Pier entrance was, and
this change does not alter the trek Paradise Pier Hotel guests still make
to get to Disneyland park.

Mysteries, Myths, and Legends

Tickets for Disneyland's new "Mysteries, Myths, and Legends"
tour were expected to go on sale Monday morning, but hopeful tour-takers
must now wait until Friday to make their reservations. The final tour
price has still not been announced, but is expected to be less than $40
per person. The tour will only be offered Monday to Thursday during the
month of October, with a special Halloween evening tour still rumored.
Call (714) 781-4400 to make reservations. We will update this information
as more details become available.

Ears to the ground

The Disneyana shop has a display of current and upcoming sculptures in the
Disneyland in Miniature series by artist Robert Olzsewski. Photo by Adrienne
Vincent-Phoenix.

Town Square, the fourth piece in the Disneyland in Miniature
series by Robert Olszewski, will be offered for sale on Saturday,
October 30 at the Disneyana shop on Main Street. The first accessory pieces
for the series, including Main Street vehicles and the Christmas tree,
will also be offered for sale. The release of the Emporium building has
been postponed until December.

...In an effort to continue promoting its 50th anniversary Happiest
Faces On Earth Disney photo collage project, Disneyland Resort Annual
Passholders can get a a free Happiest Faces On Earth mini
photo album when they purchase $15 worth of merchandise at the following
stores in the resort:

Emporium in Disneyland

Greetings from California in DCA

World of Disney store in Downtown Disney

The offer is good through September 30. For more details, visit the Annual
Passholder Web page at Disneyland.com (link).

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